2.13.2008

rick-rack flowers

I found some old rick-rack that my mom was throwing away (what's that saying? ---

"Grandma had it; Mom threw it away; and now I'm buying it back."

Well in this case I didn't have to purchase it, but I did need to jump up and snatch it before she stuffed it into the waste-basket.)

So I started putting colors together. I have this Simplicity pattern from a loooooooooooong time ago and it shows how to make these funky rick-rack flowers.

So this is what I came up with. Not too funky, but actually quite, hmmmm...I don't know. Whimsy-like flowers.

Pretty nifty! I love the 3-dimensional quality of these and oh! the possibilities of where I can put them. Maybe a tote. Or a zippered pouch. Or a dish towel that is-not-to-be-used-it's-only-for-decoration. (Ha. My husband loves those kind of towels.)

Or maybe something added to a quilted wall-hanging. Who knows. I'm still scratching my head about what to do with them. But for now, they look pretty in the sunlight that was streaming through the window.

Holy cow - those are so cute! can you do a tutorial for those???I followed links and found you for the first time, and I'm so tickled with your work. The sockless tootsies in the snow cracks me up. THAT'S the difference between youth and age - stuff like that will wreck a grown woman! LOL!!!

Those are so precious. I love them! I think they would be adorable on kitchen curtains. Then your husband wouldn't be tempted to touch them either! Or how about pillows? Or on a purse? They're so cute!